Road Conditions FNQ: Kennedy Highway (Cairns - Mareeba) Barron River bridge - 4 - 29 November 2024
Source: Department of Transport and Main Roads (22.10.2024)
Testing and maintenance works Barron River bridge (Kuranda) 4 - 29 November 2024
The Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) will continue testing and maintenance works on the Barron River bridge near Kuranda from Monday 4 November until Friday 29 November 2024, weather permitting.
The works are part of an ongoing testing and monitoring program to ensure the bridge remains safe and operational while TMR works on a long-term solution for the bridge.
Crews will be on site between 7am and 5pm (including Saturday and Sunday). Changed traffic conditions will be in place during the works, including a single-lane operation of the bridge. Traffic controllers will monitor queue lengths and working hours will be adjusted if required. From Monday 18 November until Friday 29 November 2024 short intermittent full closures of up to 10 minutes will be required between 9am and 3pm.
Variable message signs (VMS) will be in place to inform motorists about the changed traffic conditions. Changes in dates will be posted on the VMS.
Motorists should expect minor delays and plan their journeys accordingly.
We'd like to thank road users for their patience while we carry out these important testing and maintenance works.
The last stage of the planning study for a long-term solution, the business case, is on track for completion in December 2024. The business case will identify the preferred long-term solution and a cost estimate.
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